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Suffering from back pain? Instead of going to see the doctor, how about going to the ATM to find some money to count? Chinese netizens are buzzing over an award-winning scientific finding by researchers at Zhongshan University that counting money can relieve pain. You can read their comments under the hashtag: #数钱可以缓解疼痛#(shǔ qián kě yǐ huǎn jiě [...]
You don’t see this every day: A real-life batman in a Lamborghini “Batmobile” pulled over on the highway for not having a valid license plate. Though he hasn’t fully followed the law, you can tell that the police in the video rather like Batman. And you know why: because he’s 与众不同 (yǔ zhòng bù tóng). 与众不同 [...]
A Chinese analyst tweeted that Apple CEO Tim Cook was apparently very happy on his recent trip to China. Why? “Because he saw a lot of people on the streets using iPhones.” “There are iPhone3, iPhone4, iPhone4S, as well as iPhone5 and iPhone6. There are [iPhones] with three-inch screens, four-inch screens, five-inch screens, single-screens and [...]
It’s almost April 4th, meaning that 清明节 (qīng míng jié), aka “Tomb Sweeping Day” is almost upon us. This is the holiday when Chinese people go back to their ancestors’ graves to pay their respects. Traditionally, people burn sacrificial offerings (祭品 - jì pǐn) — like paper money, paper houses, or even paper cars — so that their [...]
On Feb 28, 楸楸 (qiū qiū) sent out a simple tweet. It went viral with over 12,700 retweets. It continues to be a hot topic (话题 – huà tí) on Weibo (#一句话证明你上过学#). The tweet? “用一句话证明你上过学” “yòng yī jù huà zhèng míng nǐ shàng guò xué” “Use One Phrase To Prove You’ve Been to School” In case you [...]
Want to improve your hand-eye coordination, teamwork, and mental strength? You could play basketball. You could also join the People’s Liberation Army in Hong Kong. During an exhibition for Chief Executive Sir Donald Tsang, soldiers tossed a bag of explosives around, and then threw it down a hole right before it exploded. You could say [...]
Finally, a tablet computer that’s custom-made to meet the needs of Chinese officials. Or at least that’s how it’s advertised. We’re not sure what’s custom made about it except that it’s red (to be fair it comes with a very nice case). It’s basically an an Android-based tablet that costs twice as much as an [...]
Eskimos have hundreds of words for “snow.” Actually, that’s a widespread misconception. But what about Chinese words for “fake”? Just off the top of our heads here, you have 7: 山寨 (shān zhài) 假冒 (jiǎ mào) 盗版 (dào bǎn) 高仿 (gāo fǎng) 仿制 (fǎng zhì) 仿造 (fǎng zào) 三无产品 (sān wú chǎn pǐn) Maybe you already know these, especially the [...]
For 49 year-old billionaire Long Liyuan, it was just a lunch to talk business and eat cat meat. Little did he know that it would be his last. A local official allegedly laced the cat meat with toxic herbs. You can just imagine the official’s expression while offering Long the cat meat. The Chinese idiom [...]
We all love people who are 厉害 (lì hai – awesome). China also has a long history of monarchic rulers. And so, some Chinese slang combines the two — along with three activities that take up a lot of time for young people: test-taking, interviewing, and karaoke. 1) 考霸 (kǎo bà): Test Master 考霸 (kǎo bà) refers [...]
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